Studies of the natural history of ascending aortic aneurysms indicate that aneurysms ... has been superseded largely by interposition graft replacement. The standard procedure involves replacement ...

Ascending and aortic arch aneurysms are commonly found incidentally ... During your surgery, the diseased portion of your aorta will be replaced with a Dacron® graft. If you have an arch aneurysm, it ...

During your surgery, the diseased portion of your aorta will be replaced with a Dacron® graft. If you have an arch aneurysm, it is possible that you may also require bypass grafts to replace vessels ...

In performing open arch replacement, surgeons at our center and others currently prefer to reattach the individual brachiocephalic branches separately, rather than reattaching a single island of ...

5 Then the ascending aortic aneurysm was removed and replaced by ... of the aneurysm and aortic valve and insertion of a Teflon graft and a Starr-Edwards valve, with the use of a temporary ...

An ascending aortic aneurysm occurs when the aortic wall becomes weakened and enlarges. Many causes exist including atherosclerosis, hypertension and connective tissue disorders. There are no ...

Aneurysms in the ascending aorta (the section closest to the heart) usually occur in younger people and may be linked to ...

The most common predisposing factor for aortic dissection is hypertension. While ascending aortic dissection is a surgical emergency, a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in ...

Mycotic aortic aneurysms (MAAs ... are rare but can lead to severe complications, including mycotic aneurysms and graft infections. The majority of cases involved male patients, and many were ...

in which a para-prosthetic enteric fistula developed after resection of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm with graft interposition. [12] In our case, the complication presented 6 years after ...